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December 31, 2006- 4.30 GMT
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President's message for the Hajj Festival
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My
good wishes and greeting go to all our followers of
Islam today, on the occasion of the religious festival
of Eidul Aldha Hajj. |
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December 27, 2006- 10.30
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President inspects Trinco naval base
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Trincomalee Naval base
today, for an inspection on the needs of the officers
and to see first hand the shortcoming of the base.
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December 21, 2006- 11.30
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"Singapore Village" to house
tsunami victims of Galle
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa today handed over houses to 100 families
from the Galle District who lost their houses due to
tsunami of December 26, 2004.
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December 19, 2006- 9.30 GMT
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We will make Colombo hub of South Asian
ports - President
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Colombo
will soon be made the hub of South Asian ports that
will be a most attractive location for vessels to call
at, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurating the
Port of Colombo Southern Development Project yesterday
(Dec. 18).
He said the government was committed
to provide a political solution to the North East crisis
and through its many development projects ensure that
all citizens derive equitable benefits from development,
and it was the responsibility of the government to harness
the many resources that abound in Sri Lanka to bring
the benefits of development to the entire population.
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December 07, 2006- 8.30 GMT
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President briefs Asian & Middle East
diplomats
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who met diplomats from five SAARC
countries and other Asian and Middle Eastern countries
today, briefed them on the causes that led to the promulgation
of the new regulations to combat terrorism.
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December 07, 2006- 5.30 GMT
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LTTE’s record of terror brought
new regulations - President
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Taking
all this into consideration the record of endless violence
and terror by the LTTE, our overnment decided to reactivate
provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act to face
this cruel and senseless terrorism. We also have for
the first time defined terrorism, and brought in special
provisions and regulations to curb it. I wish to tell
you that our Government took this decision giving due
consideration to all relevant facts and making a deep
study of the situation” said President Mahinda
Rajapaksa, in his address to the nation yesterday (Dec.
6, 06) explaining background for promulgating the new
regulations against terrorism. |
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December 05, 2006- 8.45 GMT
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President and Opposition Leader discuss
implementing MoU
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President
Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Opposition Leader and leader
of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickramasinghe
met at Temple Trees today for discussions on taking
forward the cooperation between the Sri Lanka Freedom
Party (SLFP) and the UNP in keeping with the Memorandum
of Understanding signed between the two parties.
The discussions centered on the key
item in the MoU - that of seeking a
solution to the ethnic issue with aim of achieving sustainable
peace in the country. Other items in the MoU were also
discussed. |
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